OAR 333-003-0020: Authority of the Public Health Director During a Public Health Emergency

(1) If the Governor declares a Public Health Emergency under ORS 433.441 the Public Health Director may take any action authorized in ORS 433.443 or 431A.015. (2) If the Governor has not declared a public health emergency but the Public Health Director determines that public health actions in addition to those routinely taken by the Oregon Health Authority, the Public Health Director, the local public health authority or local public health administrator are necessary to respond to a public health threat, the Public Health Director may, with approval from the Governor or designee of the Governor, take any action authorized in ORS 431A.015.